School's Out (1930 film)

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School's Out
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Written by H. M. Walker
Produced by Hal Roach
Starring June Marlowe
Jackie Cooper
Allen Hoskins
Norman Chaney
Mary Ann Jackson
Bobby Hutchins
Dorothy DeBorba
Bobby Young
Creighton Hale
Cinematography Art Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Music by Leroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • November 22, 1930 (1930-11-22)
Running time
20' 38" [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

School's Out is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 102nd Our Gang short to be released. [2]

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Plot

Jackie is trying to circulate a petition among his classmates to keep school open during the summer, as he and the gang are afraid that they might lose Miss Crabtree during summer vacation. In addition, the kids fear she might get married and therefore no longer be able to teach them.

The gang has grown to like Miss Crabtree tremendously, and ride with her in her roadster to school every morning. In the car this particular morning, the kids all try to scare Miss Crabtree away from even considering marriage in the future, but Miss Crabtree states that she wants to get married some day.

Matthew Beard (Stymie), Pete the Pup, and Bobby Hutchins (Wheezer) in School's Out. Schools-out-our-gang-1930.jpg
Matthew Beard (Stymie), Pete the Pup, and Bobby Hutchins (Wheezer) in School's Out.

Later in the day, Miss Crabtree goes into town for lunch, and a man named "Jack" stops by the school looking for her. The man is actually Miss Crabtree's brother, but the gang is afraid that Jack is a suitor who wants to marry their teacher. The kids tell the man outlandish lies about Miss Crabtree to scare him away ("She has two false sets of teeth and one wooden leg!"; "She's got seven husbands!"; "And twenty-one kids!"). Jackie, Farina and Chubby follow Jack when he leaves the schoolyard and goes for a swim in the nearby lake. Hoping to keep Jack away from Miss Crabtree, the boys steal and stash his clothes, forcing Jack to wander around dressed in leaves and branches.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Production notes

A sequel to Teacher's Pet , School's Out was the second of six Our Gang shorts to feature June Marlowe as Miss Crabtree. This was also Bobby Young's first talkie short in Our Gang. When shown on television as part of King World's The Little Rascals package beginning in the 1970s, School's Out was edited to remove racial humor and stereotypes relating to African-Americans.

The kids lost their last teacher, Miss Magillicuddy, when she got married. In the 1930s, female teachers were usually not allowed to continue their profession after marriage.

School's Out is one of four sound Our Gang shorts that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three being Bear Shooters , Our Gang Follies of 1938 and Waldo's Last Stand ). As such, these films frequently appear on inexpensive video and/or DVD compilations. [3]

Miss Crabtree gives the gang a ride to school in School's Out . Schol out.jpg
Miss Crabtree gives the gang a ride to school in School's Out .

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References

  1. ↑ theluckycorner.com/
  2. ↑ Scott, A. O. (2011). "New York Times: School's Out". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ Demoss, Robert (November 9, 2008). "The Lucky Corner: School's Out" . Retrieved November 21, 2008..
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